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Site ToursWhat do teachers do at the tour sites?
METC ITM
They are to ask:Where’s the Math?
They are to ask:Where’s the Science?
During the tours they observe, listen, ask questions, interact with the experts.
Why? A Student Perspective
Common Question• Why am I learning this?• When Am I Ever Going to
Use This?
Why? A Teacher Perspective
Typical Concerns
• What do businesses want?• How do I meet
requirements for HB 5 Endorsements?
Endorsements
• STEM• Business & Industry• Public Services• Arts & Humanities• Multidisciplinary Studies
Kiolbassa
How did we do this?
PD Sessions: • Recruit teachers• Recruit businesses for tours• Panel of experts• Half-day site tours• PBL Lesson Design
Caterpillar
ProductsPBL• Project-Based Learning• Detailed Lesson Plans• Includes visiting site or
bringing experts into the classroom
• Four Cs
Sample PBL Lesson Plan
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Impact
Data• We evaluate every
professional development event
• What worked? Or didn’t?• What impact are we
having?
Summer Plans
Two Five-Day PD Sessions• More teachers (100)• More externships• More instruction on PBL
lessons• More PBL lessons to share• More connections for
teachers• More teacher
understanding about real-world jobs
SAWS
Summer PlansConnections for Students• HB 5 Endorsements• Career Awareness• Opportunity to Meet
Experts Pilot in the centrifuge at Brooks City Base
Valero Conference Room
How You Can Help
Summer 2015:• Be a panel expert• Be an externship host• Host a virtual tour
A Lab Technician at METC
What Would This Involve?
Hosting an Externship• Provide a short video • Provide a fact sheet about
your company• Host 8-10 teachers with
focus on applied STEM• Debrief with teachers
We need more externship partners in San Antonio!
Teacher PD in Galveston, TX
What Are the Costs?
Where do the funds go?• Stipends for teachers• Lunch during workshop• Minimal staff fees
And Other Private Individuals and Businesses
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